ING

370 results about this entity

Period: 11 Apr 2006 - 21 Mar 2024

ING Direct offers US customers free anti-fraud software

ING Direct, the direct banking business of Dutch group ING, is offering US customers free anti-phishing software from Internet security outfit Trusteer.

ING Direct in EUR416m bid for Germany's Interhyp

ING Direct, the Internet banking business of Dutch group ING, is launching an all cash EUR416 million takeover bid for German direct mortgage broker Interhyp.

SAP and Microsoft team with vendors and banks to form SOA association

Software giants Microsoft and SAP have joined forces to establish an industry association to promote and support the implementation of service orientated architectures (SOA) by financial services firms.

HSBC, Bank of America and Washington Mutual hit most by ID theft - US study

US customers of HSBC, Bank of America and Washington Mutual have been found to suffer the highest rates of identity theft, according to research from the University of California at Berkeley.

ING exits Second Life

Dutch banking group ING is shutting down the online community that it launched in screen-based virtual 3D-world Second Life a year ago.

ING teams with MasterCard for m-payments system

Dutch banking group ING is working with MasterCard to develop a near field communications (NFC)-based mobile payments system that will enable customers to use their handsets to pay for low value purchases.

Second Life cracks down on unregulated banks

Linden Labs, the San Francisco-based creator of 3D online universe Second Life, is banning all unregistered and unregulated 'banks' from the virtual world.

Oracle forms financial services strategy council

Oracle has established a 'strategy council' comprising of senior IT executives from banks that will provide collective insight and help drive its product strategy for the financial services industry.

ING to overhaul Belgium ops

Dutch banking group ING has disclosed plans to invest EUR94 million in restructuring its Belgium operations over the next five years as it tries to strike the right balance between personal service and direct channels.

ING Direct buys US online brokerage Sharebuilder

ING Direct, the Internet banking business of Dutch group ING, is extending its reach in the North American market by acquiring US online equity brokerage Sharebuilder for $220 million.

Virtual credit card launched in Second Life

A Singaporean firm has launched a virtual credit card that can be used to pay for purchases in 3D online universe Second Life.

ING names Steve Van Wyk head of operations and IT banking

ING has appointed Steve Van Wyk head of operations and IT banking. He takes over the position from Erik Dralans, who has served since 2000 and who has recently been appointed CEO of ING Belgium.

ANZ and ING introduce direct access banking for pension funds

ANZ and ING in Australia are teaming to launch a cash management account (CMA) that enables customers over 60 to obtain direct access to pension funds via ANZ branches, Internet banking service and ATMs.

ING cuts 2500 jobs in retail banking overhaul; to extend Web banking to Japan

Dutch banking group ING has unveiled plans to combine its two domestic retail networks under one brand, in a move that will see 2500 full-time job losses over the next five years. The bank is also planning to extend its Internet banking operations into large and mature markets, beginning with Japan.

EU banks discuss debit rival to MasterCard and Visa

A group of Europe's largest banks are holding secret discussions to establish a pan-European debit card scheme that would challenge those operated by MasterCard and Visa, according to banking consultancy Lafferty Group.

ING corporate actions clerk indicted for wire fraud

A corporate actions clerk at ING in New York has been arrested on charges that he embezzled more than $500,000 in client dividends.

Revitalised Mobey Forum adds banks and mobile operators

The Mobey Forum, a bank-backed mobile payment consortium, has signed up Dutch banks ING and Rabobank and mobile operators Telenor, TeliaSonera and SK Telecom as new members.

ING creates Dutch 'mini-state' in Second Life

Dutch banking group ING has ceated a virtual mini-state - ourvirtualholland - on screen-based 3D-world Second Life.

ING to use fingerprint technology to secure dealing room

Dutch financial services group ING is to use biometric fingerprint technology to control dealer access to workstations on its trading floors.

Banks tap social networks to target youth market

Financial services firms exploring the use of Web 2.0 technologies are looking to 'social media' channels - such as myspace and youtube - to connect with new customer markets, and in particular the youth market.